Locking bracket for dolly

Abstract

A locking bracket is provided which may be affixed to the floor of a truck, warehouse, market, or the like, adjacent to a wall, and which releasably holds wheeled dollies in a locked condition against the wall. The bracket includes a pair of pedestals which are mounted on the floor in spaced relationship adjacent to the wall. A pair of side rails are pivotally mounted to the pedestals to assume a normally inclined position relative to the floor with the rear ends of the side rails resting on the floor and with the forward ends displaced up from the floor and spaced a predetermined distance out from the wall. The forward edge of a dolly may then be moved up and over the side rails until it drops from the forward end of the rails to be held thereby in a locked position against the wall. A foot pedal is coupled to the rails, and it may be operated to turn the rails to a horizontal position in which the dolly is released from its locked position, and may be pulled away from the wall with its forward edge passing over the rails.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A locking bracket assembly for a dolly, or the like, comprising: a pair of pedestals to be mounted on a horizontal supporting surface in spaced positions along an axis adjacent and parallel to a wall, or the like; a pair of side rails respectively pivotally mounted on said pedestals at points displaced from the centers thereof toward the forward ends of the rails and with the forward ends of the rails spaced a predetermined distance from the wall surface, said side rails assuming a normally inclined position with the rear ends thereof resting on the horizontal supporting surface and with the forward ends thereof displaced up from the horizontal supporting surface; and a foot pedal coupled to said side rails to turn said rails to a generally horizontal release position, in which said foot pedal comprises a wire-like cross member affixed to said side rails at respective points displaced from the pivot points towards the rear ends of the side rails; and a U-shaped member pivotally coupled at its open end to the wire-like cross member. 
     
     
       2. The locking bracket assembly defined in claim 1 and which includes a reinforcing cross member attached to the side rails at respective points between said wire-like cross member and the pivot point.